From 7296204c4b72db5722e40aed9a6a908b8dce5076 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: reionwong <reionwong@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2026 08:06:51 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] fix(filemanager): preserve desktop selection for context
 menus

---
 qml/Desktop/Main.qml | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/qml/Desktop/Main.qml b/qml/Desktop/Main.qml
index 3fd9855..30f9457 100644
--- a/qml/Desktop/Main.qml
+++ b/qml/Desktop/Main.qml
@@ -111,7 +111,10 @@ Item {
         }
 
         onActiveFocusChanged: {
-            if (!activeFocus) {
+            // The context menu is a separate popup window. Opening it moves
+            // focus away from the desktop, but the selected item must remain
+            // selected while the menu builds and handles its actions.
+            if (!activeFocus && !desktopMenu.visible) {
                 _folderView.cancelRename()
                 dirModel.clearSelection()
             }